Hi,
I just wanted to tell you all about my use of spray bottles. I have had many cats over the years, a few times it was four at a time, now it is three. I have used the water squirt many times but only for short period. I can honestly say my kitties learn real fast what they can and can't do because of this. I no longer have to actually do this now.....just pick up anything that looks like it could spray and say no and it only takes them a couple of this and from then o nits no.
Of course I know it wouldn't work with all pets but mine it did. Maybe it was because I only used it on important things.....to stop the more harmful actions and not something that might be because of age. Example the youngest is 2 &1/2 and was actual one of a litter born to a pair who frequented my son's business and she has been the most inquesitive of all past and present pets. As a baby it was trying to catch the sewing machine needle, laying on top of the monitor when I was on line, or even worse pulling the pins out of my sewing projects!!!!!!!! Yes if she does something 'wrong' and she is shown 'the can, bottle' whatever she runs but she comes back and behaves. The older cats 16 and twenty years no longer require more than a no on occasion (like hissing or raising a paw to the baby).
And that is the 20 yr old female who still rules the roost (she thinks) but she defers to the baby on everything. Anyways thats my two cents worth on spraying. Thanks for lending an ear!
I just wanted to tell you all about my use of spray bottles. I have had many cats over the years, a few times it was four at a time, now it is three. I have used the water squirt many times but only for short period. I can honestly say my kitties learn real fast what they can and can't do because of this. I no longer have to actually do this now.....just pick up anything that looks like it could spray and say no and it only takes them a couple of this and from then o nits no.
Of course I know it wouldn't work with all pets but mine it did. Maybe it was because I only used it on important things.....to stop the more harmful actions and not something that might be because of age. Example the youngest is 2 &1/2 and was actual one of a litter born to a pair who frequented my son's business and she has been the most inquesitive of all past and present pets. As a baby it was trying to catch the sewing machine needle, laying on top of the monitor when I was on line, or even worse pulling the pins out of my sewing projects!!!!!!!! Yes if she does something 'wrong' and she is shown 'the can, bottle' whatever she runs but she comes back and behaves. The older cats 16 and twenty years no longer require more than a no on occasion (like hissing or raising a paw to the baby).
And that is the 20 yr old female who still rules the roost (she thinks) but she defers to the baby on everything. Anyways thats my two cents worth on spraying. Thanks for lending an ear!